2017-2018 Favourite Faculty (Resident Nominations)

Here are the compiled nominations for the 2017-2018 Favourite Faculty members:

• Abdulghany Mohamed (Sprott): Cares about not just students’ academics but also their well-being.
• Achim Hurrelmann (European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies): Makes class interesting and appeals to different learning types during discussions.
• Ai Taniguchi (Linguistics): Ai is my favourite faculty member because she can relate to the students, constantly engages us, makes jokes, uses examples related to pop culture and linguistics.
• Alyssa Woods (Music): Classes are very interesting, knows how to get your attention, nice and sweet!
• Amrita Hari (Women and Gender Studies): Dr. Hari is really supportive and understanding. One of the best professors I’ve had so far!
• Andrew Webb (Sprott): Professor Webb is so energetic and enthusiastic while teaching. His positivity and kindness makes it very easy for me to reach out to him to ask questions. Professor Webb also has a great segment in his 3 hour lectures, the Business Bonehead of the Week, which is always very interesting!
• Ashley Thompson (Neuroscience): Interactive and passionate.
• Barry Wright (Public Affairs): For a Dean he is very connected with his students that he directs. He is also very personable and welcoming to all Student in the Arthur Kroeger college. When I came for my tour of Carleton University he was the selling point on why to come to Carleton over any other university because he took time out of his busy schedule to talk to a lowly grade 12 trying to make up their mind about where they would like to apply.
• Beth Robertson (History): Her class is a blast – concepts are clear – numerous fascinating guest speakers – she makes history come alive.
• Bill Skidmore (Human Rights and Social Justice): Continued dedication to keeping students engaged in human rights discussions, sharing his passion and being such a personable educator!
• Bob Burke (Chemistry): Great teacher. He’s very funny and provides real life examples that help us learn difficult concepts. But mainly, I’m able to get a good laugh when watching his lectures. It’s my literal dream to have lunch with Bob. Bob always makes class enjoyable and truly makes you feel like he cares about how you do in his class. They are my favourite faculty member because they make the lectures interesting and fun, while also being very helpful and informative. Makes the lectures fun, while covering all the relative material thoroughly.
• Brandon Fodden (Mathematics and Statistics): Outstanding professor.
• Brian Cousens (Earth Sciences): Super genuine guy, really cares about your education.
• Candace Sobers (BGINS): She is such a powerful women and an amazing teacher. She’s honestly a great teacher. She’s extremely professional but also takes time to get to know you when you participate. She also makes her classes interesting and useful in real life situations. She also treats us like equals unlike some professors. She also adds little stories about her life to make it more engaging and interesting. On Academic Orientation Day she was so helpful and eased a lot of my and other students fears.
• Chris Motz (Psychology): He makes the class engaging, which makes me want to come to class, allows me to learn better, and understand the material more thoroughly. The content isn’t necessarily the most exciting (especially since I’ve taken high school psychology courses) but I have never ever been bored in Chris’s class. Funny, relatable, great lecturer. He makes class enjoyable and the time flies! Chris is a professor that makes you want to learn and speaks in a way that engages everyone in the room. He had made psychology a favourite class of mine, which says a lot considering I took that class because I had an extra elective. Chris has a way of teaching that makes the information we learn very easy to understand, and makes the class feel like a very light, joyful place! He also has a great sense of humour – he shows us everyday in the classroom. Engaging lectures with attention to important foundational knowledge and complex details. He is so enthusiastic when teaching the material and always does his best to ensure that we succeed in his class. Chris is my favourite faculty member because he puts a lot of effort into teaching by making outside connections in his lectures. He also cares a lot about student success. He even sent an email out to all his students in his morning class stating that he values our class time and can’t help them if they aren’t there because students were having trouble waking up in the mornings to get to his class. He’s just a genuinely good professor who loves his job. They’re my favourite faculty member because they’re genuinely interested in driving home the information that they are teaching. He goes above and beyond just lecturing with the use of diagrams and videos and real life applications. Most importantly you are able to get a sense of who he is as a person and rather than holding himself above the class in a superior way, he puts us on the same level as him and it creates a comfortable feeling. The tips that he gives evokes feelings of caring for our education and that’s a nice feeling. He gives weekly tips for success and has a wide cart of resources on cuLearn too. He’s never late to start or end. He’s not boring and dry in the lecture and has lots of enthusiasm when discussing the topics. It’s not a matter of “here’s a theory, now memorize it and regurgitate it.” It’s more like “here is a theory, I’m going to give you an example of my grandma because she’s awesome, and this story is going to be comical.” That way you can remember it and be able to actually apply it. Makes class enjoyable and happy. He’s always positive, and teaches very well with good explanations and examples of everything. I look forward to going to his classes! Absolutely hilarious & makes learning interesting. Teaches in a way we can understand. He makes lectures interesting and I enjoy going to class! He is very responsible and the class is very interesting. Every time I ask him a question, he will answer it very responsibly.
• Christine Crowther (Journalism): So incredibly well traveled and interesting.
• Christopher McGrath (Philosophy): Professor McGrath is my favourite faculty member because he is so caring. He does his best to ensure students understand. While being professional, Professor McGrath holds a good rapport with his students, is able to joke, and bring in current day concepts that his students are able to relate to. Everyone said that your professors won’t care, and that you’re just a number once you reach University, but Professor McGrath is someone that does care. He takes his own time to work with students busy class schedules, even though he has commitments of his own.
• Dana Dragunoiu (English Language and Literature): I like this professor because she is so passionate about the material she teaches me. Her lectures are very engaging and she is very helpful at giving me feedback that can help me work towards a better grade.
• Danielle Kinsey (History): Her lectures are so interesting and I love going to class. You can tell she is passionate about what she teaches becasue she makes it fun to learn about Victorian London. She also seems very down to earth. A++ Prof.
• David Anderson (Architecture): Gives solid advice.
• David Jackson (Communications): Because they engage with the students in a way that makes us want to come to class. He’s so funny and relates to us on a level other teachers don’t.
• Deanna Whelan (Psychology): She engages with us in our lectures and provides great examples so we understand the concepts. She makes everything easier to understand and her courses are generally fun to attend.
• Edana Cassol (Health Sciences): Always positive and trying her best to help students succeed and do their best!
• Federica Goffi (Architectural Studies): I love the projects assigned in class because they allow me to explore different media and the way they affect and interact with our imagination and environment. I was able to expand my imagination in multiple ways through reading Marco Frascari’s Dream House, which was a recommended book for the course. I also feel like I have a more thorough understanding of spaces and how design has an impact on our experience in spaces.
• Garrett Lecoq (Law): Mr. Lecoq is my favourite faculty member because of his caring attitude and willingness to ensure his students succeed. He shares his wisdom with his students, making time to answer e-mails and questions at anytime possible. Mr. Lecoq is truly deserving of being one of Carleton’s favourite faculty members, as he is dedicated to his students and their grades. If you are willing to put in your best effort, Garrett is as well.
• Glenn McRae (Engineering): Incorporates a great sense of humor into his teaching style. He is always so energetic and he shows genuine interest while teaching and his once in a while jokes are much appreciated. Keeps his lectures interesting and has helped me in becoming more aware about the world we live in.
• Gregory Kellow (Humanities): Hilarious, charismatic, economically wise.
• Gregory MacIsaac (Humanities): MacIsaac is engaging and his lessons are informative.
• Gunnar Iversen (Film): Interesting class, understanding, and plays really good movies
• Guy Lacroix (Psychology): Funny, makes class interesting, really nice and waits around after class for questions.
• Iain McKinnell (Biology): He is nice and a good professor.
• James McGowan (Music): Dr. McGowan is my favourite faculty member because I feel like he cares about me as a person, and he tries to make every class fun. He never fails to make me laugh with his infamous dad jokes!
• Jay Drydyk (Philosophy): Jay is an extremely encouraging and helpful faculty member.
• Jeremy Littlewood (NPSIA): Efficient and fair marker.
• John Serrati (Humanities): Very engaging with the students, very enthusiastic and passionate about what they teach.
• Josephine Nielsen (Philosophy): She is very easy to understand and follow in class and she is always able to keep it upbeat and interesting and is very funny.
• Joshua Redstone (Cognitive Science): Professor Redstone is a really comprehensive with his lecture content and makes sure his students understand every single concept in detail. He is very approachable outside of class and is all-round a great teacher. His classes make me want to take more cognitive science classes.
• Julie Blais (Psychology): Very fun and interactive professor.
• Kamari Clarke (BGINS): She is a phenomenal women with many years of experience in her field and such a kind hearted person. It was a joy to be in her class.
• Karen Lawford (Indigenous and Canadian Studies): Dr. Karen Lawford is my favourite faculty member for the informative and compelling ways of teaching. Her lectures are a nice break in between other classes because each lecture is engaging. Her teaching styles and this course have given me information on topics I’ve never learned throughout my academic career. She has taught me some of the most important aspects of Canadian History without coming off as biased or intimidating. She is remarkably funny and talented at what she does. Her personality is contagious and she empowers me to continue learning Indigenous studies and expanding my knowledge towards things I’ve never considered before.
• Kasia Muldner (Cognitive Science): She is an excellent teacher and exudes enthusiasm both about CogSci and CompSci, and she’s funny and nice to students.
• Kate Ruff (Sprott): Kate demonstrates a perfect balance of control. She always tries to help you understand even if it means she has to come multiple times.
• Katharine Bausch (Women and Gender Studies): She spends time listening to each student and makes sure everyone gets a chance to speak.
• Kathleen Lucas (Biology): Dr. Lucas is very helpful and supports everyone in her class. She includes information from all aspects of science to allow us to have a better understanding of how we can get involved within the scientific community.
• Kim Stratton (Humanities): Professor Stratton is very intelligent, kind to all students and always willing to talk beyond the classroom. I am so grateful for all of my professors but she truly stood out to me. It’s very important to have good female role models, especially in academia and I am lucky to learn from her in class. Intelligent, engaging and makes the material fun.
• Leonard Halladay (Public Affairs): He is extremely knowledgeable, helpful, personable, and his class is the only reason I understand the course material.
• Lev Blumenfeld (Linguistics): Kind to students, fair marker, always available to help, funny.
• Liam Cole Young (Journalism and Communication): He’s always very helpful and a friendly person!
• Lorena Ruci (Psychology): She engages the class in a way no other prof does. Interactive lessons, interesting content, very approachable and plays enjoyable music during breaks.
• Malini Guha (Film): She is very passionate about getting students to understand. And she Is very wonderful with encouragement and overall very positive.
• Marianne Goodfellow (Greek and Roman Studies): She is understanding and very hands-on, and willing to help any student that comes her way.
• Mark Blenkisop (Mathematics): He’s engaging.
• Martha Healey (Health Sciences): She’s so cute and makes classes really enjoyable, she’s flexible and really devoted to the course.
• Martha Quijano (Spanish): Martha is always super happy and fun to learn from. She is very enthusiastic and kind when it comes to teaching the language for the first time. She keeps the class fun and interactive while still accomplishing the learning goals of the day. Additionally, she never makes anyone afraid to ask her questions or to make mistakes and this is the most important thing when learning anything (especially a language).
• Martin Geiger (Political Science): Transcends student-faculty barrier and interacts with everyone.
• Matthew Bellamy (History): Friendly, helpful, amazing teacher, engages with students. Professor Bellamy is my favourite faculty member because of his passion he puts into his lectures and how interesting he makes it. His lecturing is extremely easy to listen to and remember.
• Melissa Redmond (Social Work): I go to her class every week with such excitement about what I am going to learn. She makes learning fun, entertaining, and I know she’s passionate about what she tells us each week.
• Michael Runtz (Biology): They make each lesson fun and engaging.
• Michel Hogue (History): Prof. Hogue works hard to make sure that students are successful in his class. He has done so by making his lectures engaging, replacing exams with weekly quizzes, and assigning creative tasks for students. Overall he is a very warm personality who truly cares about his students.
• Neil Haesler (Journalism): He teaches in a light-hearted but serious manner that is entertaining.
• Nicholas Rowe (Economics): He knows a lot about economics, best teacher I have had to date.
• Noel Salmond (Humanities): You can see the passion he has for the subjects he teaches, and he possesses the ability to instill that same interest of the subject within his students. He truly understands the intricacies of what he is teaching. Finally, he actually emailed me at the beginning of the semester when I missed the first discussion group for the class (due to sickness) to make sure that I was okay and that I had all the information that I needed as a new student. That small act of kindness really made me value the faculty and made me feel certain that I was in a good program.
• Pablo Mendez (Geography): They are really passionate about the course they teach and they make coming to class worth it and exciting. They also thoroughly answer questions and make sure you understand the material.
• Peter Atack (Political Science): They’re very passionate about their subject, and teaches us overlying themes that influence all sectors of the world. Kind to all students, remembers their names, and is very approachable. Made his subject a passion of mine, and as a first year, made me feel comfortable with the transition into university.
• Peter Coffman (History and Theory of Architecture): Positive attitude and enthusiasm, very approachable!
• Randall Germain (Political Science): He cares about his students. Wants to see them succeed and do well in his classes. Always learned a lot in his classes.
• RJ Cova (Mathematics): He teaches with great passion, kindness and understanding!
• Robert Collier (Computer Science): Likes what he does and is an engaging teacher. He is informative, and always makes class engaging and interesting. He always makes time for his students. He never ceases to brighten his students’ days, with his quotable musings, and his hat and duster. He always has time for any questions. He teaches in such an interesting way and clearly loves what he’s doing. It’s great to have a teacher who has a sense of humour and deep understanding of the subject. He teaches in a way that appeals to a group of different skill levels and is able to create challenges that everyone can learn from. I’m very happy to have started University in his class and am looking forward to hopefully have him as a teacher again. Caring about students, replies quickly to emails, ensures everyone is learning and enjoying the content.
• Roger Conna (Architecture): No other professor regularly plays and dances to classic rock hits.
• Samah Sabra (Canadian and Indigenous Studies): She genuinely cares about her students and actively works to make her teaching environment applicable and relatable, as well as inclusive. She is incredibly flexible in the sense of her understanding and doesn’t mind altering something if it’s for the students’ benefit. She is a wonderful teacher and person.
• Sebastien Malette (Law): He is my favourite faculty member because he always manages to keep the class engaged and even if the course material isn’t captivating, everyone is always paying attention throughout his lectures.
• Stephen White (Political Science): Interesting lectures and low key guy.
• Tonya Davidson (Sociology): She is so much fun in lecture, and so funny! I love that she teaches us new things and she also learns from us! Her lectures are amazing and she is so invested in what she is teaching us, but she has humility and is not afraid to laugh at herself. Definitely one of my favourite classes and she even inspired me to take SOCI1002 next semester! A++ Prof. Very engaging during lectures, makes the class very interesting. You can tell they really love to teach. Tonya is not only the best professor due to her teaching strategies but she also always makes class beyond enjoyable and makes me feel as if I am really getting my money’s worth here at Carleton. Amazing and inspiring woman!!!!
• Vincent Kazmierski (Law): He keeps the class engaged and interested in his lectures, and he plays little clips of Monty Python on the projector during our breaks. All around just seems like a great guy!
• William Flynn (Sociology): Fun and interesting.
• Yolanda Botero- Bitón (Spanish): She is a really good prof that has inspired me to love the Spanish language and look forward to class every day.

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